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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.7)
+
+# Extract GIT revision for versioning
+execute_process(COMMAND
+  git describe --dirty
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_SHA1
+  ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+
+execute_process(COMMAND
+  git log -1 --format=%ad --date=local
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_DATE
+  ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+
+configure_file(verbena.in verbena)
+INSTALL(PROGRAMS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/verbena DESTINATION bin)
+